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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10–90; FCC 14–54, 16–64,
and 18–5]
Connect America Fund
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, an
information collection associated with
the rules for the Connect America Fund
Phase II auction contained in the
Commission’s Connect America Fund
Orders, FCC 14–54, FCC 16–64, and
FCC 18–5. This document is consistent
with the Connect America Fund Orders,
which stated that the Commission
would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the
effective date of the new information
collection requirements.
DATES: The amendment to
§ 54.315(c)(1)(ii) published at 83 FR
15982, April 13, 2018 is effective
August 15, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Minard, Wireline
Competition Bureau at (202) 418–7400
or TTY (202) 418–0484. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection
requirements contact Nicole Ongele at
(202) 418–2991 or via email at
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission submitted new information
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collection requirements for review and
approval by OMB, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, on June 7, 2018. OMB approved
the new information collection
requirements on July 31, 2018. The
information collection requirements are
contained in the Commission’s Connect
America Fund Orders, FCC 14–54,
published at 79 FR 39164, July 9, 2014,
FCC 16–64, published at 81 FR 44414,
July 7, 2016 and FCC 18–5, published at
83 FR 15982, April 13, 2018. The OMB
Control Number is 3060–1256. The
Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the effective date of
the rules published on July 7, 2016 and
April 13, 2018. If you have any
comments on the burden estimates
listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce
any burdens caused thereby, please
contact Nicole Ongele, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060–1256, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on July
31, 2018, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
54.315(b) and (c) and the amendment to
47 CFR 54.315(c)(1)(ii) published at 81
FR 44414, July 7, 2016 and 83 FR 15982,
April 13, 2018. Under 5 CFR part 1320,
an agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control
Number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1256. The foregoing notice is
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13,
October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1256.
OMB Approval Date: July 31, 2018.
OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2021.
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Title: Application for Connect
America Fund Phase II Auction
Support—FCC Form 683.
Form Number: FCC Form 683.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 400 respondents; 800
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–12
hours (on average).
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirements, on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
47 U.S.C. 154, 254 and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
Total Annual Cost(s): No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Although most of the information
collected in FCC Form 683 will be made
available for public inspection, the
Commission will withhold certain
information collected in FCC Form 683
from routine public inspection.
Specifically, the Commission will treat
certain financial and technical
information submitted in FCC Form 683
as confidential. In addition, an
applicant may use the abbreviated
process under 47 CFR 0.459(a)(4) to
request confidential treatment of the
audited financial statements that are
submitted during the post-selection
review process. However, if a request for
public inspection for this technical or
financial information is made under 47
CFR 0.461, and the applicant has any
objections to disclosure, the applicant
will be notified and will be required to
justify continued confidential treatment.
To the extent that an applicant seeks to
have other information collected in FCC
Form 683 or during the post-selection
review process withheld from public
inspection, the applicant may request
confidential treatment pursuant to 47
CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will use the information collected under
this information collection to determine
whether Connect America Fund Phase II
auction winning bidders are eligible to
receive Phase II auction support. In its
USF/ICC Transformation Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
FCC 11–161, 76 FR 78385, December 16,
2011, the Commission comprehensively
reformed and modernized the high-cost
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program within the universal service
fund to focus support on networks
capable of providing voice and
broadband services. The Commission
created the Connect America Fund and
concluded that support in price cap
areas would be provided through a
combination of ‘‘a new forward-looking
model of the cost of constructing
modern multi-purpose networks’’ and a
competitive bidding process (the
Connect America Fund Phase II auction
or Phase II auction). The Commission
also sought comment on proposed rules
governing the Connect America Fund
Phase II auction, including basic auction
design and the application process.
In the Connect America Fund Phase II
auction, service providers will compete
to receive support of up to $1.98 billion
over 10 years to offer voice and
broadband service in unserved high-cost
areas. The Commission adopted new
rules to implement the reforms, conduct
the Phase II auction, and determine
whether Phase II auction winning
bidders are eligible to receive Phase II
support. In its April 2014 Connect
America Order, FCC 14–54, the
Commission adopted various rules
regarding participation in the Phase II
auction, the term of support, and the
eligible telecommunications carrier
(ETC) designation process. In its Phase
II Auction Order, FCC 16–64, the
Commission adopted rules to govern the
Phase II auction, including a two-stage
application process that includes a preauction short-form application to be
submitted by parties interested in
bidding in the Phase II auction and a
post-auction long-form application that
must be submitted by winning bidders
seeking to become authorized to receive
Phase II auction support. In its Phase II
Auction Procedures Public Notice, FCC
18–6, 83 FR 13590, March 29, 2018, the
Commission adopted the final
procedures for the Phase II auction,
including the long-form application
disclosure and certification
requirements for winning bidders
seeking to become authorized to receive
Phase II auction support. In its Phase II
Auction Order on Reconsideration, FCC
18–5, the Commission modified its
previously-adopted letter of credit rules
to provide some additional relief for
Phase II auction support recipients by
reducing the costs of maintaining a
letter of credit. Based on the
Commission’s experience with auctions
and consistent with the record, this twostage application process balances the
need to collect information essential to
conducting a successful auction and
authorizing Phase II support with
administrative efficiency.
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Under this information collection, the
Commission will collect information
from Connect America Fund Phase II
auction winning bidders to determine
the recipients of Phase II auction
support. To aid in collecting this
information, the Commission has
created FCC Form 683, which the public
will use to provide the disclosures and
certifications that must be made by
Phase II auction winning bidders in the
Connect America Fund Phase II auction
seeking to become authorized for Phase
II support. Commission staff will review
the information collected in FCC Form
683 as part of the post-selection review
process to determine whether a longform applicant is eligible to receive
Phase II support.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 121004518–3398–01]
RIN 0648–XG421
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; 2018 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure
for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements an
accountability measure (AM) for the
gray triggerfish recreational sector in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2018
fishing year through this temporary rule.
NMFS has projected that the 2018
recreational annual catch target (ACT)
for Gulf gray triggerfish has been met.
Therefore, NMFS closes the recreational
sector for Gulf gray triggerfish on
August 17, 2018, and it will remain
closed through the end of the fishing
year on December 31, 2018. This closure
is necessary to protect the Gulf gray
triggerfish resource.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
at 12:01 a.m., local time, on August 17,
2018, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on
January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Waters, NMFS Southeast
SUMMARY:
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Regional Office, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: lauren.waters@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the Gulf reef fish fishery,
which includes gray triggerfish, under
the Fishery Management Plan for the
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of
Mexico (FMP). The Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council (Council)
prepared the FMP and NMFS
implements the FMP under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All gray
triggerfish weights discussed in this
temporary rule are in round weight.
The 2018 recreational annual catch
limit (ACL) for Gulf gray triggerfish
specified in 50 CFR 622.41(b)(2)(iii) is
241,200 lb (109,406 kg) and the
recreational ACT is 217,100 lb (98,475
kg).
As specified by 50 CFR
622.41(b)(2)(i), NMFS is required to
close the recreational sector for gray
triggerfish when the recreational ACT is
reached, or is projected to be reached,
by filing a notification to that effect with
the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS
has determined the 2018 recreational
ACT for Gulf gray triggerfish was
reached. Accordingly, this temporary
rule closes the recreational sector for
Gulf gray triggerfish effective at 12:01
a.m., local time, August 17, 2018, and it
will remain closed through the end of
the fishing year on December 31, 2018.
During the recreational closure, the
bag and possession limits for gray
triggerfish in or from the Gulf EEZ are
zero. The prohibition on possession of
Gulf gray triggerfish also applies in Gulf
state waters for a vessel issued a valid
Federal charter vessel/headboat permit
for Gulf reef fish.
As specified in 50 CFR 622.34(f),
there is a seasonal closure for Gulf gray
triggerfish at the beginning of each
fishing year from January 1 through the
end of February; therefore, after the
closure implemented by this temporary
rule is effective on August 17, 2018, the
recreational harvest or possession of
Gulf gray triggerfish will not again be
permitted until March 1, 2019.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of Gulf
gray triggerfish and is consistent with
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(b)(2)(i) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10-90; FCC 14-54, 16-64, and 18-5]
Connect America Fund
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection
associated with the rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II auction
contained in the Commission's Connect America Fund Orders, FCC 14-54,
FCC 16-64, and FCC 18-5. This document is consistent with the Connect
America Fund Orders, which stated that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the
new information collection requirements.
DATES: The amendment to Sec. 54.315(c)(1)(ii) published at 83 FR
15982, April 13, 2018 is effective August 15, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Minard, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information
collection requirements contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or via
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission submitted new information
collection requirements for review and approval by OMB, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, on June 7, 2018. OMB
approved the new information collection requirements on July 31, 2018.
The information collection requirements are contained in the
Commission's Connect America Fund Orders, FCC 14-54, published at 79 FR
39164, July 9, 2014, FCC 16-64, published at 81 FR 44414, July 7, 2016
and FCC 18-5, published at 83 FR 15982, April 13, 2018. The OMB Control
Number is 3060-1256. The Commission publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of the rules published on July 7,
2016 and April 13, 2018. If you have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact
Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number,
3060-1256, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your
comments via email at [email protected]. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice),
(202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on July 31, 2018, for the information collection requirements
contained in 47 CFR 54.315(b) and (c) and the amendment to 47 CFR
54.315(c)(1)(ii) published at 81 FR 44414, July 7, 2016 and 83 FR
15982, April 13, 2018. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current,
valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB
Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1256. The foregoing
notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1256.
OMB Approval Date: July 31, 2018.
OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2021.
Title: Application for Connect America Fund Phase II Auction
Support--FCC Form 683.
Form Number: FCC Form 683.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents; 800
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-12 hours (on average).
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements, on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection 47 U.S.C. 154, 254
and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
Total Annual Cost(s): No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although most of the
information collected in FCC Form 683 will be made available for public
inspection, the Commission will withhold certain information collected
in FCC Form 683 from routine public inspection. Specifically, the
Commission will treat certain financial and technical information
submitted in FCC Form 683 as confidential. In addition, an applicant
may use the abbreviated process under 47 CFR 0.459(a)(4) to request
confidential treatment of the audited financial statements that are
submitted during the post-selection review process. However, if a
request for public inspection for this technical or financial
information is made under 47 CFR 0.461, and the applicant has any
objections to disclosure, the applicant will be notified and will be
required to justify continued confidential treatment. To the extent
that an applicant seeks to have other information collected in FCC Form
683 or during the post-selection review process withheld from public
inspection, the applicant may request confidential treatment pursuant
to 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
under this information collection to determine whether Connect America
Fund Phase II auction winning bidders are eligible to receive Phase II
auction support. In its USF/ICC Transformation Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 11-161, 76 FR 78385, December 16, 2011, the
Commission comprehensively reformed and modernized the high-cost
[[Page 40458]]
program within the universal service fund to focus support on networks
capable of providing voice and broadband services. The Commission
created the Connect America Fund and concluded that support in price
cap areas would be provided through a combination of ``a new forward-
looking model of the cost of constructing modern multi-purpose
networks'' and a competitive bidding process (the Connect America Fund
Phase II auction or Phase II auction). The Commission also sought
comment on proposed rules governing the Connect America Fund Phase II
auction, including basic auction design and the application process.
In the Connect America Fund Phase II auction, service providers
will compete to receive support of up to $1.98 billion over 10 years to
offer voice and broadband service in unserved high-cost areas. The
Commission adopted new rules to implement the reforms, conduct the
Phase II auction, and determine whether Phase II auction winning
bidders are eligible to receive Phase II support. In its April 2014
Connect America Order, FCC 14-54, the Commission adopted various rules
regarding participation in the Phase II auction, the term of support,
and the eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation process.
In its Phase II Auction Order, FCC 16-64, the Commission adopted rules
to govern the Phase II auction, including a two-stage application
process that includes a pre-auction short-form application to be
submitted by parties interested in bidding in the Phase II auction and
a post-auction long-form application that must be submitted by winning
bidders seeking to become authorized to receive Phase II auction
support. In its Phase II Auction Procedures Public Notice, FCC 18-6, 83
FR 13590, March 29, 2018, the Commission adopted the final procedures
for the Phase II auction, including the long-form application
disclosure and certification requirements for winning bidders seeking
to become authorized to receive Phase II auction support. In its Phase
II Auction Order on Reconsideration, FCC 18-5, the Commission modified
its previously-adopted letter of credit rules to provide some
additional relief for Phase II auction support recipients by reducing
the costs of maintaining a letter of credit. Based on the Commission's
experience with auctions and consistent with the record, this two-stage
application process balances the need to collect information essential
to conducting a successful auction and authorizing Phase II support
with administrative efficiency.
Under this information collection, the Commission will collect
information from Connect America Fund Phase II auction winning bidders
to determine the recipients of Phase II auction support. To aid in
collecting this information, the Commission has created FCC Form 683,
which the public will use to provide the disclosures and certifications
that must be made by Phase II auction winning bidders in the Connect
America Fund Phase II auction seeking to become authorized for Phase II
support. Commission staff will review the information collected in FCC
Form 683 as part of the post-selection review process to determine
whether a long-form applicant is eligible to receive Phase II support.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-17479 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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